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[curieuse]

I just finished this book last night and I highly recommend it. It's not particularly "literary," but it's strong and simple and amazing. Before that, I read The Dante Club and BANR '06, which were both pretty decent as well. The Beah book was worth recommending, though.

It's lovely -- lovely -- to have the luxury of reading whatever I want to read again.

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[pinkroo.livejournal.com]

I saw this at Starbucks recently, and thought that I wanted to read it, esp. as I have friends in Uganda who are working with these kind of kids.

[curieuse.livejournal.com]

Oh then definitely. His descriptions of the people working at his rehab center in Freetown are amazing without meaning to be. The whole book is, really.

[pinkroo.livejournal.com]

you're up late : )

[c-maxx.livejournal.com]

That is a relevant subject, what with every power-hungry ruler thinking bullets make right. Not mentioning any names. Was reading Sherer's Berlin Diary a few years back, it sure sounded familiar.

I made myself unpopular at work back about 2002, saying, this sure sounds familiar, I heard all the same arguments in 1963... I hate being right like that. Ever hear of Thomas Dooley, a "missionary" who wrote pulp accounts of saving refugees from the godless communists? Turned out he worked for the CIA. Ach, more propaganda!

If you read any of my Otto the Otter serial, pardon- it's Free Speaklish, not good English. The two oldest ones are best, I think. Would enjoy some comments if you like??